Nevada Riparian Restoration Project Manager

About the role

The Nevada Riparian Restoration Project Manager will further The Nature Conservancy’s conservation goals by planning and implementing substantial wet meadow and riparian restoration projects with partners primarily in the Elko Bureau of Land Management (BLM) District as part of a six-state restoration effort between TNC and the BLM.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical leadership and support to the Nevada business unit by developing, planning, directing and implementing a riparian restoration project in Nevada.
• Gains cooperation from outside parties to accomplish program goals.
• Financial responsibility includes working within/managing a budget to complete projects, negotiating and contracting with vendors, assisting with budget development, and assisting with fundraising.
• Ensures program compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
• Makes independent decisions based on analysis, experience and context.
• Works in variable weather conditions, at remote locations, on difficult and hazardous terrain and under physically demanding circumstances.

Requirements

• BA/BS, law or business degree and 5 years’ experience in natural resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience communicating with the public and/or media both in writing and verbally.
• Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
• Experience designing and implementing restoration projects.

Qualifications

• BA/BS, law or business degree and 5 years’ experience in natural resource management or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience negotiating complex agreements.
• Experience communicating with the public and/or media both in writing and verbally.
• Experience using applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Web Browsers.
• Experience designing and implementing restoration projects.
• Multi-lingual skills and multi-cultural or cross-cultural experience appreciated.
• Experience working with federal land management agencies, especially Bureau of Land Management in the Intermountain West.
• Experience implementing scientific monitoring protocols, specifically the BLM’s riparian, rangeland, and stream assessment, inventory, and monitoring procedures.
• Knowledge of current trends and practices in conservation, land management, and riparian restoration or ecology.
• Ability to explain conservation practices to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Completing tasks independently with respect to timeline(s).
• Excellent communication skills via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages.
• Experience in training, curriculum design, or workplan or strategy development.
• Experience working with community-based or collaborative settings to create shared outcomes for various populations.
• Experience designing and implementing low-tech and process-based restoration projects, especially riparian or aquatic restoration.
• Writing grants to help landowners and land managers implement restoration projects.
• Experience working in remote locations with reliable internet and minimal supervision.

Skills

• Technical leadership and support.
• Coordinating with partners.
• Financial management.
• Compliance with policies and requirements.
• Independent decision-making.
• Working in variable weather conditions.
• Remote and hazardous locations.
• Training and curriculum design.
• Collaborative settings.
• Low-tech and process-based restoration projects.
• Grant writing.

Benefits

This position does not offer benefits.

Pay

The starting pay range for a candidate selected for this position is generally within the range of $78,480 - $83,385. This range only applies to candidates whose country of employment is the USA. Where a successful candidate’s actual pay will fall within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including, for example, the candidate's location, qualifications, specific skills, and experience. Please note countries outside the USA would have a different pay range in the local currency based on the local labor market, and not tied to USA pay or ranges.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is not specified.